botserver/docs/src/chapter-01/README.md

# Chapter 01: Run and Talk

Get General Bots running in 5 minutes.

## What You'll Learn

- How to start General Bots
- Your first conversation
- How sessions work
- Basic bot interaction

## Quick Start

Download and run:
```bash
./botserver
```

That's it. Everything installs automatically on first run.

## What Happens

1. **Auto-Bootstrap**: Installs PostgreSQL, cache, storage, and LLM
2. **Load Bots**: Finds `.gbai` folders and loads them
3. **Start Server**: Opens on `http://localhost:8080`
4. **Ready**: Talk to your bot

## First Conversation

Open browser, type a message, get a response. Simple.

## Topics Covered

- [Overview](./overview.md) - What General Bots does
- [Quick Start](./quick-start.md) - Get running fast
- [Installation](./installation.md) - Detailed setup options
- [First Conversation](./first-conversation.md) - Using your bot
- [Sessions](./sessions.md) - How conversations are managed

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